Clinical Fellow in Spinal Surgery

Job overview

Whole time fully funded Senior Fellow in Spinal Surgery at Guy’s & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (nine months) and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (nine months). The post would be suited for orthopaedic and neurosurgical trainees who have completed a minimum of four years of training and wish to pursue a career in spinal surgery. The appointment is subject to the terms and conditions of service. The duties of this post are those of a Trust Appointed ST4 or above (not ST1-ST3 Level Doctor). Across both sites they will include day to day care of Spinal inpatients in collaboration with other junior staff, attendance at outpatient clinics, day surgery and inpatient theatre lists.

Main duties of the job

A range of specialised spinal surgery is undertaken across both sites and the successful applicant will be encouraged to attend these sessions in order to develop a broad interest in all aspects of spinal surgery and to further their Medical training.

You will be expected to actively participate in the department’s audit and clinical governance activities with appraisal.

This post is established to allow the Trust to meet productivity requirements. The timetable will vary according to the needs of the department and the successful applicant’s experience and duties, but will normally contain a mix of the various categories of work suitable for extending your training and experience.

The post holder will be responsible to the relevant consultant for an individual patient’s care and Trust Appointed Clinical Fellows should carry out the consultant’s instructions and policies, always seeking advice when appropriate. All departmental protocols and policies must be followed and the post-holder must familiarize him/herself with these policies.

The post holder will be encouraged to update his/her knowledge and skills through suitable Continuous Medical Education, including attending the entire department’s academic, teaching and audit meetings. Study leave is encouraged.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applications are invited from Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical trainees who are interested in further specialist training in spinal surgery.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for suitable trainees to obtain hands-on experience of orthopaedic and neurological spinal surgery, including spinal trauma, spinal tumours, degenerative conditions, management and surgery of spinal deformity for adults and children, intradural and intramedullary tumours, Chiari malformations, syringomyelia and craniocervical junction pathologies.

This fellowship is for Surgeons who wish to become dedicated Spinal Consultants.

This is an eighteen month Fellowship (nine months at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust and nine months at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery under the supervision of the spinal neurosurgeons). The post commences 1st January 2023 (start date may be flexible) and is open to EEA or international trainees who have completed at least four years of specialist registrar (resident) training in orthopaedics or neurosurgery.

NTN/VTN holders will need the written agreement of their postgraduate deanery to bring their training number with them. For those who wish to undertake the post as an LAT, up to one year may subsequently count towards the award of CCT on the advice of the Royal College of Surgeons from whom recognition must be obtained prospectively. An LAT may be filled by overseas doctors and UK/EEA trainees who wish to pursue part of their higher specialist training in the UK.

All candidates should be eligible for registration with the GMC and possess FRCS (Orth&Tr or Neuro) or equivalent.

Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of recent changes to the immigration rules for post graduate doctors. For further information visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Prospective candidates wishing to arrange an informal visit, please contact Mr P Liantis or Professor David Choi.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.